Impact of Climate Change on Soil Health

Extrapolating concentrations of carbon dioxide with increasing global population is a major concern across the Globe. Since this natural greenhouse gas with time menaces natural phenomenon ultimately leading to increased temperature rates which causes variations in climate and weather patterns. The current scenario of rapid climate change is directly associated with agriculture throughout the world mainly in terms of soil health which is a necessity tool towards sustainability of soil and ultimately soil health which directly has a profound impact on human health. With the ever changing climatic, modifications in the temperature, precipitation and increased carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere are the three major driving forces which highly alters soil properties (physical, chemical, biological) and its process that include; soil organic matter decomposition, nitrogen mineralization, nitrification and denitrification, nutrient acquisition, erosion, soil salinity and acidity. Within the soil as a dynamic entity, climate change can be mitigated to some extent through appropriate agricultural mitigation tactics such as following conservative agricultural practices which include conservation tillage operations, cover cropping and crop rotation, biochar and through incorporation of organics and amendments that in turn would enhance soil fertility, its processes and ultimately soil health.